Mario Football and Battalion Wars Go Wii
Nintendo uses G|C 2006 to announce two more games for the looming console.
Nintendo's briefing at Games Convention in Leipzig, Germany, today was, as you would expect, all about its new mantra of simple, safe and fun. But apart from the stats about the DS's success and the self-congratulating, there were also a few announcements, specifically two news ones for the Wii.
Fittingly, considering the location, the first to be shown was Mario Strikers Charged, the Wii sequel to Nintendo's mascot-themed football game Mario Smash Football.
You'll use the Wii remote and nunchuck controller to dribble, juke and drive to the goalmouth. Since this is Nintendo's take on football, you can expect power-ups and fancy footwork and non-FIFA approved pitches.
The second new Wii game revealed today was Battalion Wars 2 - or BWii as Nintendo says with a knowing giggle.
This is a motion-enabled follow-up to Nintendo's console version of Advanced Wars, which flailed on the GameCube late last year. The game combines new units and modes with a bigger campaign and Wii-specific controls.
Nintendo has not mentioned when you'll get to play these new games, which is at least consistent with its current silence on anything to do with launch specifics for the Wii.
Alex Wollenschlaeger
Editor, Kikizo Games